Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, November 17, 2012, 8:17 AM

Hamas is vowing to avenge the death of commander Ahmed Al-Jabari, who was killed in an airstrike earlier on Wednesday. Hamas official Ismail al-Ashqar said that the “resistance’s possibilities” are now open and include suicide bombings and high profile attacks inside Israeli cities.

“The resistance can cause Israel great misery,” he said. Shortly after the hit, a Color Red siren sounded in Hof Ashkelon and two rockets exploded in an open area. No injuries were reported.

Hamas’ government in Gaza issued a brief statement mourning the loss of Al-Jabari who was described as “a great commander and one of the symbols of the resistance.” Hamas is holding Israel fully accountable for his murder. “The assassination constitutes an exacerbation of the Zionist escalation in the Gaza Strip and opens the door for a new phase of conflict,” Hamas said.

mg4us commented:

squeaky commented:

so says the guy who sends other brainless twits to do his dirty work from the comfort of his barco lounger. i’ve reached the point that i miss their work related accidents. i watched a video of these things firing on Israel from outside a school and considered the misplaced rage that would cover every news venue should Israel have fired back and hit the school.

BetseyRoss commented:

Dutch commented:

Islam is on a path to extinction. In some way, either consciously or subconsciously, they know it. Without oil revenues they are nothing. Nothing vanishes from the world stage without violence. It’s too bad so many will die in the process, but there is no other way. Additionally, it could be the time that The Temple Mount will be destroyed, perhaps by Islam’s own missiles. This would open the way for The Third Temple to be rebuilt. We’ll see.

Jon Brooks commented:

They could nuke the b*stards but the radiation cloud, EMP effects in Israel preclude that. Hmmmmm…. I know…. thermobarics, they’re right at the cusp between large conventional munitions and small nukes. All blast, no residual radiation, used to simulate nuke explosions at close range. Perfect for the 7th century neandrathals in gaza. Just take a couple from the many they are probably planning to use on iran, when its time comes, and no more problem on their southern border. Maybe as they are parachuting it down on its pallet they could strap a pal prisoner to it for that human touch the pals so love.

The word Jihad is derived from the verb jahada which means: “he exerted himself”. Thus literally, Jihad means exertion, striving; but in juridico-religious sense, it signifies the exertion of one’s power to the utmost of one’s capacity in the cause of Allah. This is why the word Jihad has been used as the antonym to the word Qu,ud (sitting) in the Holy Qur’an (iv. 95). Thus Jihad in Islam is not an act of violence directed indiscriminately against the non-Muslims; it is the name given to an all-round struggle which a Muslim should launch against evil in whatever form or shape it appears. Qital fi sabilillah (fighting in the way of Allah) is only one aspect of Jihad. Even this qital in Islam is not an act of mad brutality. It has its material and moral functions, i.e. self-preservation and the preservation of the moral order in the world. The verdict of all religious and ethical philosophies-ancient and modern-justify war on moral grounds. When one nation is assailted by the ambitions and cupidity of another, the doctrine of non-resistance is anti-social, as it involves non-assertion, not only of one’s own rights, but of those of others who need protection against the forces of tyranny and oppression. A Muslim is saddled with the responsibilities to protect himself and all those who seek his protection. He cannot afford to abandon the defenceless people, old man, women and children to privation, suffering and moral peril. Fighting in Islam, therefore, represents in Islamic Law what is known among Western jurists as “just war”.